Steve And Eydie To Bring Their Smooth Sound To Orlando

The solid partnership of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme has yielded a long marriage and three decades of hits.

The couple will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Carr Performing Arts Centre, 401 W. Livingston St. in Orlando. Tickets are $20 and $17.50 -- at the box office and Select-A-Seat outlets. Lawrence and Gorme also will perform at 8 p.m. Friday at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen-Booth Road in Clearwater. Tickets are $21 to $25 -- reservations, (813) 854-1538.

City kids. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Steve Lawrence met fellow New Yorker Eydie Gorme in the mid-1950s on the Tonight Show when Steve Allen was host. They married in 1957, and three years later won a Grammy for best performance by a vocal group.

Happily ever after, almost. In 1964, Lawrence won a New York Drama Critics award (and a Tony nomination) for his acting in the Broadway play What Makes Sammy Run. In 1967, he and Gorme co-starred in the Broadway musical Golden Rainbow.

Among other career milestones, Lawrence and Gorme have been named Las Vegas Entertainers of the Year and have sold out several concerts at New York's Carnegie Hall.

They have only recently returned to touring following the fatal heart attack of son Michael in February of this year. They also have a son, David.